Movie News: Spider-Man Movie Adds Disney Channel Actress

The upcoming Spider-Man solo film, which will be a collaboration between Marvel and Sony Pictures has added a new cast member. Actress/Singer Zendaya has been cast in the upcoming film as Michelle according to Deadline. Zendaya was featured in K.C. Undercover and Shake It Up! on the Disney Channel. While it is unlikely she will be Peter’s love interest, Deadline mentions that the role of Michelle will be an important one.

Spider-Man is slated to hit theaters on July 7, 2017. If you’re like us and can’t wait that long to see the web slinger on the big screen, fear not! Peter Parker will swing into theatre’s when he appears in Captain America: Civil War on May, 6 2016.